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Budget Minister: Youth Understanding Key To Ending Insurgency In Nigeria

NewsDeskNgApr 1, 2026April 1, 20260

Budget Minister Bagudu says educating youths on conflict drivers is essential to tackling insurgency and violent extremism in Nigeria. Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, has said Nigeria’s efforts to defeat insurgency and violent extremism will depend largely on how well young people understand the underlying drivers...

FG, UNDP to Transform Nigerian Varsities Into AI Innovation, Digital Talent Hubs

NewsDeskNgApr 1, 2026April 1, 20260

FG and UNDP to launch university innovation hubs, positioning Nigeria as a leader in AI and digital talent development. The Federal Government, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), is set to transform Nigerian universities into hubs for artificial intelligence (AI), innovation, and digital talent development. Vice President...

Tinubu Begins Nine-Day Four-State Visit To Plateau, Lagos, Ogun, Bayelsa

NewsDeskNgApr 1, 2026April 1, 20260

President Tinubu embarks on multi-state visit, combining condolence trip, project inaugurations, and Easter observance. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will on Friday begin a nine-day visit to Plateau, Lagos, Ogun, and Bayelsa states, combining official engagements, project inaugurations, and Easter observances. According to a statement by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, the...

Teachers Union Blasts Nigerian States Failing To Pay N70,000 Minimum Wages

NewsDeskNgApr 1, 2026April 1, 20260

Nigeria Union of Teachers threatens action against states yet to implement N70,000 minimum wage, urging prompt payment nationwide. The National President of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Comrade Audu Amba, has expressed deep concern over the purported defaulting of some states of the federation to implement payment of the...

El-Rufai Arrives Kaduna Court For Bail Hearing In Ongoing Corruption Trial

NewsDeskNgApr 1, 2026April 1, 20260

Former Kaduna Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai appears in court in Kaduna for bail hearing in corruption trial. Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai on Wednesday arrived at the Federal High Court in Kaduna for the hearing of his bail application in an ongoing corruption trial. The court, located within...

Canada To Increase Permanent Residence Application Fees

NewsDeskNgMar 31, 2026March 31, 20260

Canada will raise permanent residence application fees across key immigration programmes starting April 30, 2026, citing inflation and costs. The Government of Canada has announced an increase in permanent residence application fees, set to take effect from April 30, 2026, affecting Nigerians and other foreign nationals seeking to migrate. The...

Nigeria Uses Identity Number To Track Rehabilitated Terrorists, Military Says

NewsDeskNgMar 31, 2026March 31, 20260

Military says FG deploys NIN system to track rehabilitated terrorists, prevent recidivism and strengthen post-reintegration monitoring framework. The Nigerian military has disclosed that the Federal Government is using the National Identity Number (NIN) system to monitor rehabilitated and reintegrated former terrorists as part of efforts to prevent a return to...

Shettima Visits El-Rufai, Calls For Unity Amid Mother’s Passing

NewsDeskNgMar 31, 2026March 31, 20260

Vice President Kashim Shettima visits Nasir El-Rufai, offering condolences and urging national unity beyond political differences. Vice President Kashim Shettima has paid a condolence visit to former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, following the death of his mother, Hajiya Fatima Umma El-Rufai. The late matriarch passed away on March 27,...

Tinubu Pledges Nigeria Will Overcome Crisis As Middle East War Bites, Launches Military Support Fund At 74

NewsDeskNgMar 30, 2026March 30, 20260

President Tinubu assures resilience amid Middle East war, donates salaries to military fund as allies praise him while ADC criticises hardship. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on sunday, assured Nigerians that the country will overcome new difficulties the it was facing as a result of the raging war in Middle East....

IGP Disu Proposes 60-Month Transition To Decentralise Policing With Protected Funding, Strict Safeguards

NewsDeskNgMar 29, 2026March 29, 20260

IG Tunji Disu outlines phased state police plan, ensuring ring-fenced funding, anti-abuse safeguards, and decentralised policing. The Inspector General of Police (IG), Tunji Disu, has proposed a bold funding structure, a 60-month phased implementation roadmap, beginning with constitutional amendments within the first year, as well as strict anti-political abuse safeguards,...